Picasa Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to save time when viewing and editing in Picasa.

Shortcuts for selecting photos

Ctrl-A: Select all photos in a folder/album
Ctrl-D: Deselect photos
Ctrl-I: Invert photo selection
Home: Select the first photo in your folder/album
End: Select the last photo in your folder/album
Ctrl-H: Hold selected photos in Photo Tray
Ctrl-O: Choose a file on your computer to display in Picasa.

Shortcuts for viewing photos

Ctrl-1: View your photos as small thumbnails
Ctrl-2: View your photos as large thumbnails
F11: Use Picasa in full-screen mode
Ctrl-4: Start a slideshow
Ctrl-5: View your timeline
Ctrl-Enter: Locate the photo file in Windows Explorer
Hover over a photo and use Ctrl-Alt: Full-screen photo preview

Shortcuts for editing photos

Ctrl-3: Open an image in 'Edit Mode'
Ctrl-R: Rotate the image clockwise
Ctrl-Shift-R: Rotate the image counter-clockwise
Ctrl-Shift-H: Flip image horizontally
Ctrl-Shift-V: Flip image vertically
Ctrl-Shift-B: Add black and white effect
Ctrl-8: Add a star

Shortcuts for watching videos

/ [slash]: Pause or play video
, [comma]: Rewind video
. [period]: Fast forward video

Miscellaneous shortcuts

Ctrl-E: Email selected photos
Ctrl-P: Print selected images
Ctrl-Shift-P: Print album contact sheet
Ctrl-T: Add tags to your photos
Ctrl-N: Create a new album
F1: View help content
X: Exclude a photo when importing
Ctrl-M Open the import room

Shortcuts in the Picasa Photo Viewer

Ctrl-U: Single image upload
Ctrl-R: Rotate the image clockwise
Ctrl-Shift-R: Rotate the image counter-clockwise
Ctrl-8: Add a star
Left and right arrow keys: Scroll through images
Mousewheel: You can both zoom and scroll through photos. Adjust mousewheel behavior by clicking the down arrow menu > Configuration. You have two options:
Zoom with mousewheel (hold Ctrl to navigate)
Move filmstrip with mousewheel (hold Ctrl to zoom)

Mac
Shortcuts for selecting photos

Command-A: Select all photos in a folder/album
Command-D: Deselect photos
Control-I: Invert photo selection
fn-left arrow: Select the first photo in your folder/album
fn-right arrow: Select the last photo in your folder/album
Control-O: Choose a file on your computer to display in Picasa.

Shortcuts for viewing photos

Command-1: View your photos as small thumbnails
Command-2: View your photos as large thumbnails
Command-4: Start a slideshow
Command-I: View image properties
Control-Enter: Locate the photo file in Finder

Shortcuts for editing photos

Command-3: Open an image in 'Edit Mode'
Control-R: Rotate the image clockwise
Control-Shift-R: Rotate the image counter-clockwise
Control-Shift-H: Flip image horizontally
Control-Shift-V: Flip image vertically
Control-Shift-B: Add black and white effect
Space bar: Add or remove star
fn-F3: Rename file

Shortcuts for watching videos

/ [slash]: Pause or play video
, [comma]: Rewind video
. [period]: Fast forward video

Miscellaneous shortcuts

Command-E: Email selected photos
Command-P: Print selected images
Command-Shift-P: Print album contact sheet
Command-T: Add tags to your photos
Command-N: Create a new album
fn-F1: View help content
Command-M: Open the import room
X: Exclude a photo when importing